WHEELS WEST The Story of the Donner Party
Croy, Homer
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1955
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8vo; 242 pages; Inscribed by Croy on the front free endpaper. Very light wear to jacket. ; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 30438
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Title: WHEELS WEST The Story of the Donner Party
Publisher: Hastings House, New York
Publication Date: 1955
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
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WHEELS WEST THE STORY OF THE DONNER PARTY
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Hastings House, ny, 1955
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: A Casperson Books, Niles, MI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dj light to mod wear. Internally, prev. owners name inside front cover. Seller Inventory # 3007545
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Wheels West: The Story of the Donner Party
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Hastings House, 1955
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Hardcover
Seller: Zach the Ripper Books, Gillette, WY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. No other printings are listed. Unclipped ($3.75), mylar protected dust jacket. Clean text and solid binding. The front fly leaf is missing. The spine ends are nudged and a bit of wear. The DJ has a small amount of wear and small chips to the flap, fold corners. The spine ends have chips. The head has a 1" x 1/2" missing piece. Not a remainder. On the front/inside flap's corner is a very small crease. Seller Inventory # 1159
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Wheels West. The Story of The Donner Party.
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Hastings House Publishers., New York., 1955
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. First edition. Important reference work. Fine copy in near fine (very light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar). 242 pps. Seller Inventory # 209598
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Wheels West, The Story of the Donner Party
Published by
Hastings House Publishers, New York, 1955
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: The Book Press, Boise, ID, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red boards with grey spine and black lettering. Copy shows light edge rubbing. Slight slant to binding. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper. Another inscription on page between half title page and title page. DJ is wrapped in mylar but not taped to boards. Light chipping along edges of DJ. Tight, clean copy. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000704
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Wheels West, The Story of the Donner Party
Published by
Hastings House Publishers, New York, 1955
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: The Book Press, Boise, ID, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red boards with grey spine and black lettering. Copy shows light edge rubbing. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper. DJ is wrapped in mylar but not taped to boards. Light chipping along edges of DJ. Tight, clean copy. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000703
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Wheels West [Signed] The Story of the Donner Party
Published by
Hastings House, New York, 1955
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Orielis' Books, CHAPEL HILL, NC, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Gray over dusky rose cloth, black lettering. Spine slightly cocked, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, some sunning along top and bottom edges. Jacket in new Brodart, spine sunned, some chipping along top and bottom edges and along flap creases. Overall, an attractive copy. ; This is a presentation copy inscribed by the author to Douglas F. Storer on the front end paper. There are a number of personal touches by Mr. Croy, including several tipped in photos and newspaper articles, humorous handwritten notes to and about Douglas Storer. There is a typed note to Storer on the letterhead of the Semiramis Hotel, Cairo, and a blurb from the publisher including purchasing options. It seems likely that this Douglas Storer is the one who produced Ripley's Believe It or Not from 1933 to about 1960, and subsequently founded the Amazing but True franchise of books, radio shows, etc. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 242 pages; " If ever a tale of the pioneer west was unfolded 'whose lightest word could make each particular hair to stand on end,' this account of the ill-fated Donner Party is it. Eighty-seven people set out for the promised land of California - only forty-four survived to reach their goal, after a year of incredible hardship and suffering. Homer Croy tells the true story of this tragic Odyssey in an exciting and suspenseful narrative that holds the reader spellbound from start to finish. "In a way, this recounts the consequences of a fateful decision. After a grueling trek across the Great Plains, the Donner Party arrived at Fort Laramie in the fall of 1846. Because of the lateness of the season they took a 500-mile cut-off. This proved their undoing, for they reached the 7,000-foot pass in the Sierras, which today bears their name, in furious snow-storms which trapped them there for months - till they were reduced to chewing boiled ox hides and, finally, to cannibalism. Almost incredible acts of heroism as well as dark deeds of violence all come vividly to life in these pages. " ; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 8842
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